Rochelle Kanuho Runs A Long Hard Road

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Here's a link to her story.

http://fittish.deadspin.com/rochelle-kanuho-came-to-distance-running-the-hard-way-1783621558

Correct link: http://fittish.deadspin.com/rochelle-kanuho-came-to-distance-running-the-hard-way-1783621558

I remember seeing Rochelle Kanuho run in high school at local cross country meets.

I also remember seeing Brian Schrader in high school at local cross country meets.

The very first time I saw Brian Schrader run I thought he would become a great runner. He just competed at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials after going to NAU.

The very first time I saw Rochelle Kanuho run I also thought that she would become a great runner. She just competed at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials after going to NAU.

That is just a coincidence.

Yea. Brian and Rochelle are pretty fast.

What is even more important than being fast…is that Brian is absolutely the real deal.

Rochelle Kanuho is absolutely really, really, really the real deal.

Wow.

Go Brian Schrader!!!

Go Go Go Rochelle Kanuho!!!

Unfortunately…Brian's last name does not have a 'c' in it.

Brian Shrader.

Oh boy.

Omniscient wrote:

Talk about a difficult road to success as a runner:

http://fittish.deadspin.com/rochelle-kanuho-c

ame-to-distance-running-the-hard-way-1783621558?

“I’ll never forget it,” Sorden said by phone from Flagstaff. “It was the morning of graduation. I drove Rochelle home to pick something up before we went to a lunch for first generation college students. Rochelle’s belongings were in a little heap outside the door, and her mom was gone. That was it. Rochelle had nothing.”

Props to Scott Simmons for his helping her get on her feet after NAU.

Props to Scott Simmons?! You gotta be kidding! He's done nothing but talk about Rochelle's personal life behind her back, saying she's a confused and closeted lesbian, and if she could just get her personal life together she'd be a great runner. He and his voodoo doll wife Petra took her into their house as a tenant in CoS and he tells lots of tales about poor Rochelle's struggles. Coaches like him should be run out of town. He's such a manipulator and only took her in and helped her because he could see potential in her, and bottom line, all the glory, "kudos" and "props" for himself eventually. Disgusting man!

Bump. 3rd at USATF Half Marathon Champs in Pittsburgh. Now unsponsored after being dropped by NAZ Elite.

USATF Half Marathon Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana May 6th 2018

pos /name / time

1. Aliphine Tuliamuk 1:10:04

2. Sara Hall 1:10:07

3. Rochelle Kanuho 1:10:49

4. Gwen Jorgensen 1:10:58

5. Carrie Dimoff 1:11:51

6. Samantha Bluske 1:12:32

7. Roberta Groner 1:12:35

8. Elaina Tabb 1:12:57

9. Lindsay Flanagan 1:14:15

10. Bethany Sachtleben 1:14:33

from the WEJO's front page report:

Into the final mile, it was clear Tuliamuk would lay claim to another USATF Running Circuit title, while Hall put space on Kanuho and made one final push to the finish.

As Tuliamuk crossed the finish, her effort was met by an enthusiastic Pittsburgh crowd, cheering the HOKA ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite runner across the finish in 1:10:04.

Unbeknownst to Tuliamuk, Hall made a late charge over the final mile, rapidly closing the large lead. Hall charged home, coming up just short of surprising Tuliamuk, finishing three seconds off in a runner-up time of 1:10:07.

After Hall made her late charge, Kanuho hung on to third place in 1:10:49, fending off Jorgensen in the final mile to earn a big ten points towards her USATF Running Circuit standings. Kanuho’s effort moved her up into fourth place overall with 19 points, 3.5 points behind Emily Infeld and Molly Huddle, but still well off Molly Seidel’s circuit lead of 33 points.

Jorgensen, making her debut in the half marathon distance, ran a strong race throughout, taking home fourth in 1:10:58, while fellow Portland-based runner Carrie Dimoff continued her impressive 2018 campaign by taking fifth in 1:11:51.

cheers.

Portland Track Festival - Women's 10,000m

Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon 10 June 2018

pos / name / mark / team

1. Rochelle Kanuho 32:18.35a Unattached

2. Molly Seidel 32:31.50a Saucony Freedom TC

3. Kinsey Middleton 32:33.38a Skechers Performance

4. Molly Grabill 32:59.51a Unattached

5. Samantha Bluske 33:00.59a rabbit

her first 10k on the track since the 2016 OT where she ran 32:32.05. her pr is still 32:08.76 from Sacramento 2015.

cheers.

USATF National Championship - Women's 10,000m

Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa 21 June 2018

1. Molly Huddle (Saucony) 31:52.32

2. Marielle Hall (Bowerman TC) 31:56.68

3. Stephanie Bruce (Hoka One One) 32:05.05

4. Emily Sisson (New Balance) 32:06.31

5. Sarah Pagano (Boston Athletic Assoc.) 32:13.21

6. Rochelle Kanuho (Unattached) 32:19.49

7. Gwen Jorgensen (Bowerman TC) 32:24.09

8. Molly Seidel (Freedom TC) 32:24.78

9. Chelsea Blaase (Hansons-Brooks) 32:28.97

10. Carrie Dimoff (Bowerman TC) 32:32.00

cheers.

Was hoping that she would finish higher, but still beat a ton of sponsored, more hyped runners. Good for her. Letsrun should sponsor her.

She should be a Hansons-Brooks runner.

Her story would make a bad ass indie flick.

Des Moines is Home wrote:

She should be a Hansons-Brooks runner.

There is no way Rochelle would move to Michigan. She is in love with Flagstaff and not willing to relocate. She told me that she is too far along in her career to move. Otherwise probably a good marriage

Beach to Beacon 10K

Cape Elizabeth, Maine Sat 4th Aug 2018

pos / nett / pace / gun / name / country

1 31:20 5:03 31:21 Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei KEN

2 31:25 5:04 31:26 Ababel Yeshaneh ETH

3 31:40 5:06 31:40 Molly Huddle USA

4 31:55 5:09 31:56 Pauline Kamulu Kaveke KEN

5 32:09 5:11 32:10 Emily Sisson USA

6 33:17 5:22 33:18 Buze Diriba ETH

7 33:17 5:22 33:18 Kaitlin Goodman USA

8 33:19 5:22 33:21 Gwen Jorgensen USA

9 33:21 5:22 33:23 Rochelle Kanuho USA

10 33:54 5:28 33:55 Emily Durgin USA

cheers.

Des Moines is Home wrote:

She should be a Hansons-Brooks runner.

NACAC Championships - Women's 10,000m

Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Sat 12 Aug 2018

1. Marielle Hall (United States) 33:27.19

1:28.957 (1:28.957), 2:52.474 (1:23.517), 4:15.109 (1:22.635), 5:38.796 (1:23.687), 7:01.150 (1:22.354), 8:22.430 (1:21.280), 9:44.936 (1:22.506), 11:08.599 (1:23.663), 12:32.342 (1:23.743), 13:52.589 (1:20.247), 15:11.152 (1:18.563), 16:30.774 (1:19.622), 17:50.256 (1:19.482), 19:10.392 (1:20.136), 20:30.860 (1:20.468), 21:49.965 (1:19.105), 23:07.913 (1:17.948), 24:26.053 (1:18.140), 25:45.954 (1:19.901), 27:05.656 (1:19.702), 28:24.408 (1:18.752), 29:44.171 (1:19.763), 31:03.958 (1:19.787), 32:21.252 (1:17.294), 33:27.187 (1:05.935).

2. Rochelle Kanuho (United States) 33:28.33

1:29.192 (1:29.192), 2:51.794 (1:22.602), 4:14.395 (1:22.601), 5:37.955 (1:23.560), 7:00.369 (1:22.414), 8:21.551 (1:21.182), 9:44.502 (1:22.951), 11:07.880 (1:23.378), 12:31.624 (1:23.744), 13:52.341 (1:20.717), 15:10.868 (1:18.527), 16:30.514 (1:19.646), 17:50.042 (1:19.528), 19:10.439 (1:20.397), 20:31.144 (1:20.705), 21:50.324 (1:19.180), 23:08.272 (1:17.948), 24:26.600 (1:18.328), 25:46.222 (1:19.622), 27:06.144 (1:19.922), 28:24.858 (1:18.714), 29:44.626 (1:19.768), 31:04.127 (1:19.501), 32:21.686 (1:17.559), 33:28.325 (1:06.640).

3. Rachel Cliff (Canada) 33:30.16

1:28.745 (1:28.745), 2:52.378 (1:23.633), 4:14.940 (1:22.562), 5:38.327 (1:23.387), 7:00.732 (1:22.405), 8:22.081 (1:21.349), 9:44.702 (1:22.621), 11:08.340 (1:23.638), 12:31.014 (1:22.674), 13:52.037 (1:21.023), 15:10.517 (1:18.480), 16:30.249 (1:19.732), 17:49.730 (1:19.481), 19:09.910 (1:20.180), 20:30.611 (1:20.701), 21:49.556 (1:18.945), 23:07.690 (1:18.134), 24:25.734 (1:18.044), 25:45.433 (1:19.699), 27:05.470 (1:20.037), 28:24.209 (1:18.739), 29:44.173 (1:19.964), 31:03.549 (1:19.376), 32:21.569 (1:18.020), 33:30.158 (1:08.589).

4. Sarah Pagano (United States) 33:33.35

1:28.542 (1:28.542), 2:52.203 (1:23.661), 4:14.692 (1:22.489), 5:38.152 (1:23.460), 7:00.619 (1:22.467), 8:21.871 (1:21.252), 9:44.586 (1:22.715), 11:08.068 (1:23.482), 12:31.955 (1:23.887), 13:52.549 (1:20.594), 15:11.311 (1:18.762), 16:30.988 (1:19.677), 17:50.472 (1:19.484), 19:10.769 (1:20.297), 20:31.383 (1:20.614), 21:50.440 (1:19.057), 23:08.137 (1:17.697), 24:26.769 (1:18.632), 25:46.436 (1:19.667), 27:06.385 (1:19.949), 28:25.132 (1:18.747), 29:44.918 (1:19.786), 31:04.367 (1:19.449), 32:21.895 (1:17.528), 33:33.341 (1:11.446).

cheers.

Um, you can always move back to Flag if things don't work out somewhere else, they're not going to lock her out.

She could give the Hall group a shot, maybe Team Run Flagstaff.

For all the sponsorship chatter, sponsors like runners who can run fastest when it counts (major championships) or are highly relatable to customer demographics, if not both. Definitely not neither. She should go win USA marathon champs or club cross, at least, before debating what's deserved.